Chapter 33: Another Death
"If you really dare to attack Xuanyangzi, there will be no room for relaxation between you and Yunxiao Palace. ”
Zhong Liyuan couldn't help but laugh dumbly.
"Besides, neither we nor the court will stop you. ”
"Also, once things get bigger, it will inevitably affect you, and I can't wash it by jumping into the Yellow River. Xia Fan thought for a moment. "I don't care about offending the Cloud Palace, but what I care about is not being wronged in vain. ”
"So what are you going to do next?" Zhong Liyuan said with interest.
"What else can I do? Of course, I searched through Wanyang to find out the real murderer!"
Xia Fan turned the strange-shaped jade pendant between his fingers at will.
Soul Forgetting Sect, Soul Forgetting Sect.
I think you guys are really tired of being crooked this time, even if you kill Xuan Zhenzi, you actually pushed the boat down the river to dig a big hole for Lao Tzu.
No wonder you dragged Lao Tzu in the Pavilion of Mercy.
Dare to love in order to let Xuanyangzi come to personally get solid evidence of the crime?
"If you need help, you can feel free to let people know me, and it will be regarded as a return for your invitation to visit the Qinglou. ”
Zhong Liyuan left a word and disappeared into the eaves in front of him.
Xia Fan didn't stay long, he looked back at the Lianxiang Pavilion deeply, and walked in the direction of the inn.
Since the people of the Soul Forgetting Sect would invite him to come to the Mercy Fragrance Pavilion, does it mean that his every move is already under the control of the other party?
And the last time he and Zhong Liyuan came here, they might have already startled the snake.
Now the other party seems to tell him clearly.
It was true that the Pavilion was our stronghold before, but now we have given it up.
Return to the inn.
The first time he saw the cold smoke that he had been waiting for for a long time.
As the spy leader in Wanyang City, Xuan Zhenzi's death naturally couldn't be hidden from her.
"Childe, you killed Xuan Zhenzi?"
Looking at the cold smoke with a pale face and a nervous tone, he knew that the other party did not know the inside story of Xuan Zhenzi's death.
"Xuan Zhenzi is indeed dead, but the person who killed him is a member of the Forgotten Soul Sect. ”
Xia Fan sat slowly at the table and chair near the window.
"Soul Forgetting Sect, why did the people of the Soul Forgetting Sect appear in Wanyang, and how could they kill Xuan Zhenzi?"
When Leng Yan heard this, countless questions flashed in his mind in an instant.
"You ask me, who do I ask. "Xia Fan didn't have a good airway. "The most important thing is that the Forgotten Soul Sect also framed me for colluding with them to kill Xuan Zhenzi. ”
"What?" Leng Yan suddenly let out a startled voice, and then thought of an important question. "Childe, how did you know this?"
"Because there was a person who seemed to be a disciple of Xuan Zhenzi who took the initiative to find me. ”
Xia Fan sighed lightly, and immediately briefly explained the ins and outs.
“......”
After listening to Leng Yan, he sat weakly in his chair and was silent for a long time, his face constantly changing.
"Having said that, don't you Zhenwu Si really know that there are people from the Soul Forgetting Sect lurking in Wanyang?"
Xia Fan looked at the cold flue thoughtfully.
"Childe, you think too highly of our Zhenwu Division, and you also underestimate the Soul Forgetting Sect......" Leng Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard it. "However, the slave family is not surprised that Wanyang will have people from the Soul Forgetting Sect. ”
"Why do you say this?" Xia Fan shook his eyebrows.
"Because the Demon Sect and the Yunxiao Palace have always been like fire and water, and the rescue army has the support of the Yunxiao Palace behind it, and now that the imperial court is attacking Wanyang, the Demon Sect may not have the intention of taking advantage of the fire to rob. Leng Yan explained slowly. "Perhaps, the Forgotten Soul Sect was sent by the Demon Sect to watch the situation, but the Forgotten Soul Sect may not have thought that Xuan Zhenzi would actually lose miserably to Gongzi, and at the same time gave them a God-given opportunity to kill Xuan Zhenzi. ”
"In that case, it's all my fault. Xia Fan said speechlessly.
"Childe is not wrong, this can only be said to be intentional and unintentional. Leng Yan sighed.
"Now that the people of the Cloud Sky Hall have misunderstood that I colluded with the Soul Forgetting Sect to kill Xuan Zhenzi, and I am from your side, do you think the Cloud Sky Palace will suspect that the imperial court is also suspected of colluding with the Soul Forgetting Sect?"
Xia Fan speculated seemingly casually.
"Childe, the slave family does not deny that the imperial court may collude with the Demon Sect, but at this juncture, there is no need for the imperial court to risk the gains outweigh the losses to provoke the Yunxiao Palace. ”
Leng Yan instantly understood the meaning of Xia Fan's words, but her reaction was quite calm.
"Because, at this stage, it is not the time for the imperial court and the Cloud Hall to tear their faces. ”
"Don't be nervous, I'll just talk about it. ”
Xia Fan smiled and said.
"Childe, can you know that in today's battle in Wanyang, Xuanyangzi of the Yunxiao Hall hit our Zhenwu Division's Grand Master Duan Zongbi hard?" "And this Xuanyangzi is the junior brother of Xuanzhenzi. ”
"And then?" said Xia Fan, who was a little confused.
"This means that the imperial court will not be able to attack Wanyang for the time being, and our original plan will be forced to be suspended and postponed......" Leng Yan said in a heavy mood.
Actually, she still has something to say.
Xuan Zhenzi's death will undoubtedly alarm the Cloud Palace.
The Cloud Hall is bound to send people again.
But this time, the other party didn't just want to send someone to take over Gen Zhenzi's position.
What's more, they will definitely avenge Xuan Zhenzi.
And Xia Fan is undoubtedly the first target, and even the imperial court will be affected.
That is, this war began to quietly degenerate.
"I see. Xia Fan said suddenly. "Then I just used this time to find out the people of the Forgotten Soul Sect lurking in Wanyang. ”
"Didn't Childe think about his own safety?" Leng Yan said worriedly. "Although Xuan Zhenzi was not killed by Gongzi himself, Yunxiao Hall will definitely not let Gongzi go for this. ”
"Then let them let the horses come. Xia Fan said indifferently. "If they don't want to reason with me, I'll let them reason with me calmly. ”
"Childe, the slave family knows that your strength is extraordinary, but your two fists are invincible to four ......hands after all," Leng Yan said with a look of desire.
"I didn't think you cared about me, which made me feel one of the three major delusions in life. ”
Xia Fan smiled and touched his bun that he tied at will.
It's a pity that Lao Tzu is not a flat-headed brother.
"Childe ......"
Leng Yan shook his head helplessly, and finally got up and said goodbye to Xia Fan.
"The slave family has something important to leave Wanyang for the time being, and the son must be careful in the past two days, if the son wants to contact the slave family, you can hang a white cloth in front of the window. ”
"I see. ”
Xia Fan waved his hand casually.
Cold smoke left not long after.
He returned to the room alone, and sat cross-legged on the bed to meditate and cultivate.
Until nightfall.
Suddenly, something shot into the room through the window.
Is it finally here?
In the dark.
Xia Fan slowly opened his eyes, and his face showed an expression that was really like this.
He walked over to the table.
Then I saw a short arrow stuck in the table.
And the short arrow had a note rolled on it.
He pulled out his short arrow, took the note and looked at it.
Then he disappeared silently into the inn room.
Half a day.
He appeared in an ordinary house in the south of the city.
"I need an explanation. ”
There was a faint candle in the room of the house, and at the table stood a majestic and resolute man.
Su Yunxiao.
Xia Fan looked at him expressionlessly, and his voice was extremely indifferent.
"Senior, do you believe that the younger generation didn't know about Xuan Zhenzi's death?"
Su Yunxiao said with a heavy expression.
"But Xuan Zhenzi died at the hands of the Forgotten Soul Sect. ”
Xia Fan's fingers tapped lightly on the table.
"Senior, junior admitted that he had secretly made a deal with the Forgotten Soul Sect, and even the junior also tried to use the hand of the Demon Sect to plot through the Cloud Palace, but ......" Su Yunxiao gritted his teeth and said. "Xuan Zhenzi's death really has nothing to do with the younger generation, even the younger generation is in the dark about this matter. ”
As he spoke, Su Yunxiao took out a volume of documents from his cuffs and solemnly handed it to Xia Fan.
"Until now, the juniors don't dare to hide it at all, and this is all the information that the juniors have about the Soul Forgetting Sect. ”
Xia Fan took the paper without saying a word, and after opening it, he looked at it carefully.
Time.
The atmosphere throughout the room became unusually quiet.
"Ning Duo?"
As Su Yunxiao said, this document does record many secrets of the Forgotten Soul Sect.
For example, the strongholds of the Forgotten Soul Sect in Lizhou and Wanyang, the arrangement of eyeliner, the joint code language, and so on.
The most important thing is that it directly records a person with a special status.
When Xia Fan finished reading the information about her, he couldn't help but whisper it softly.
Because—
The other party is the person who has been secretly in contact with Su Yunxiao for the past two years.
Moreover, Su Yunxiao also made a special comment that the other party's status in the Soul Forgetting Sect is not low.
It's a pity that this person has always been mysterious, and even Su Yunxiao said in the document that he had only seen each other twice, and he had never seen the other party's true face.
He only knew that the other party's name was Ning Duo.
And judging by body shape, voice, and demeanor.
She's a woman.
More precisely, she is most likely a girl in the prime of her life.
"Senior, junior has already learned from Zhongli's predecessor what happened to you in the Mercy Pavilion today, if the junior is not bad, it is this woman named Ning Duo who designed to frame you. ”
Su Yunxiao said in a deep voice.
"Do you know where she is now?"
Xia Fan closed the book and said.
"I'm sorry seniors, juniors also don't know the current whereabouts of the other party. Su Yunxiao said bitterly. "Because she has always unilaterally contacted juniors by letter, it has been eight months since the last time we met......"
"Isn't there anything you can do to lure her out?"
Xia Fan stared at Su Yunxiao and said.
"Yes!" Su Yunxiao said categorically. "This is also the purpose of the juniors to meet the seniors tonight. ”
"Oh?" Xia Fan raised his eyebrows.
"The Forgotten Soul Sect claimed to kill Xuan Zhenzi without authorization, so they must give an explanation to the juniors. Su Yunxiao took a deep breath and said. Otherwise, the juniors have reason to suspect that they have turned their backs on the deals and plans they had made with the juniors in advance. ”
"Do you think that the Soul Forgetting Sect already knew about your private meeting with me?" Xia Fan said thoughtfully.
"At this point, the juniors can use their lives to assure the seniors that whoever knows about this is the most trusted person by the juniors, and even if they die, they will not betray the juniors. Su Yunxiao swore an oath.
"The more you say that, the more uneasy I become. ”
Xia Fan couldn't help but shake his head and sighed lightly.
The flag is too obvious.
"Could it be that the seniors still can't trust the juniors?" said Su Yunxiao with a heavy face.
"Everything will wait until I catch the woman. Xia Fan waved his hand. "Tell me how you're going to lure her out tonight. ”
In fact, after the younger generation found out about Xuan Zhenzi's death, the younger generation had already quietly contacted the other party and agreed to meet at an empty house in the east of the city tonight. ”
Su Yunxiao said without concealment.
"What if she doesn't come?" Xia Fan said lightly.
"This shows that the Soul Forgetting Sect has indeed turned its back on the younger generation. Su Yunxiao said in a deep voice.
"The hour is almost up. ”
Xia Fan suddenly looked out the window and said.
"The junior will go to the appointment, and the senior can hide nearby, so as not to alarm the other party, and once she shows up, the junior will send a signal to the senior. ”
Su Yunxiao immediately said to Xia Fan knowingly.
"Go ahead, I'll follow you quietly. ”
Xia Fan nodded.
Su Yunxiao did not delay.
He picked up a hat and put it on his head, and immediately walked out of the room without hesitation, and disappeared into the night in three or two clicks.
It didn't take long.
Xia Fan, who had been hanging far behind Su Yunxiao, saw him jump into the wall of a mansion.
He waited patiently for a cup of tea.
When he found that there was no movement in the house, he suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.
He didn't hesitate.
Directly broke into the mansion.
And yet—
Su Yunxiao disappeared mysteriously.
He searched the entire house, but found no trace of the other party.
As he fell into deep thought, a shout suddenly came from afar.
It's Su Yunxiao's voice!
The first time.
Xia Fan recognized the owner of the voice.
He quickly left the house and rushed to the place of the incident, but when he arrived at the scene, he still didn't see Su Yunxiao, but saw another person.
Xuanyangzi!
He was standing stiffly on the street, with a look of anger and disbelief still on his face.
"You actually killed Xuanyangzi?"
At this time, a figure who arrived quickly immediately turned his head to look at Xia Fan with incredulity after seeing the lifeless Xuanyangzi on the street.
"You can eat more, and you can't talk nonsense!"
Xia Fan glared at the comer, and the whole person felt a little like falling into an ice cellar.
Made!
It's calculating again!
Moment.
The soldiers who heard the movement on the street poured out from all directions, and in the blink of an eye, they surrounded Xia Fan and the others.
"What happened?"
Soon.
The soldiers got out of the way.
Then I saw Su Yunxiao leading a few people to appear in front of Xia Fan.
"Uncle Shi!"
"Venerable Xuanyangzi?"
"Xuanyangzi?!"
No surprises.
They all paid attention to the dead Xuanyangzi at once.
"Honorable, did you kill Venerable Xuanyangzi?"
Su Yunxiao took a deep breath, and stared at Xia Fandao in the distance with burning eyes accompanied by Su Yunfu.
"Su Yunxiao, didn't you bring me here?"
Xia Fan looked at Su Yunxiao expressionlessly.
"Honorable, did you recognize the wrong person?" Su Yunxiao frowned. "I have been staying in the government office before this, and I have never left half a step, which many people know. ”
"Are you sure you haven't seen me before?" Xia Fan's eyelids jumped.
"Zunjia, I only remember that I met with Zunjia in the government office, and there has been no intersection since then. ”